HALIFAX – The Speaker of the Nova Scotia legislature says he won’t submit a victim impact statement for the sentencing of a former Liberal who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the province’s spending scandal.
Gordie Gosse says he’s concerned that any statement read in court could compromise the neutrality of his office.
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He says the step was not taken by the legislature in Newfoundland and Labrador, where several politicians were convicted in that province’s spending scandal.
Gosse, who was given the option by the judge overseeing Dave Wilson’s case, says he informed the Justice Department of his decision in a letter last month.
Wilson, who once represented the rural riding of Glace Bay, pleaded guilty in September to uttering forged documents, fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust.
He is scheduled to return to court for sentencing Jan. 25 in Sydney.
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